Newcomer Story I have NEVER told anyone, need feedback please
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Hey Wolf, welcome to SR, this is such a great site!!! I wish you the best on your path. Please keep reading and posting, you will find tons of great advise, experience and suggestions here.
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Originally Posted by Wolf00
I really am going to change my life. I can quit anything cold turkey and am right now, but its damn hard. I'm incredibly strong willed, but also stubborn.
keep up the forward momentum.
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an old timer said to me once " alcoholism is like making love to a gorilla, you might love it or hate it but once it starts youve lost all options to when its gonna stop".
never truer words spoken !!.
take care, be safe and get help.
go bless
never truer words spoken !!.
take care, be safe and get help.
go bless
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Welcome, Wolf
I just wanted to share that I was surprised at how many of the people in my life either said 1) "Why didn't you tell me?"(ie, they would have done whatever they could have to help) or 2) knew what I thought they didn't
I just wanted to share that I was surprised at how many of the people in my life either said 1) "Why didn't you tell me?"(ie, they would have done whatever they could have to help) or 2) knew what I thought they didn't
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Originally Posted by Mrak 
Welcome Wolf00
This isn't a lecture brother, these are just some of my thoughts as I read your posts.
You sound like you have a good handle on your situation and what you want to accomplish. Self-awareness is a sign of strength, but just being aware isn’t going to change anything until you do something about it. Acknowledging to yourself that you have a problem is only one part of the process, but it can be the beginning of your turning point.
You say you never talked with anyone about this,,, maybe they already know.
Great lyrics in a song, "You never know just how you look through someone else's eyes."
Maybe you have hurt your family and friends - did you ever ask them? You might be surprised by what you hear. And don't get mad and defensive if you hear some hurtful sh*t. Remind yourself that you're the one that asked.
Who knows what groups or recovery programs will work best for you. Get involved with some - it may be just what you need right now. Keep posting, stay involved. PM me if you want. I can speak more frankly and colorfully that way.
I wish you success not luck. Luck is for gamblers - success is the reward for doers.
This isn't a lecture brother, these are just some of my thoughts as I read your posts.
You sound like you have a good handle on your situation and what you want to accomplish. Self-awareness is a sign of strength, but just being aware isn’t going to change anything until you do something about it. Acknowledging to yourself that you have a problem is only one part of the process, but it can be the beginning of your turning point.
You say you never talked with anyone about this,,, maybe they already know.
Great lyrics in a song, "You never know just how you look through someone else's eyes."
Maybe you have hurt your family and friends - did you ever ask them? You might be surprised by what you hear. And don't get mad and defensive if you hear some hurtful sh*t. Remind yourself that you're the one that asked.
Who knows what groups or recovery programs will work best for you. Get involved with some - it may be just what you need right now. Keep posting, stay involved. PM me if you want. I can speak more frankly and colorfully that way.
I wish you success not luck. Luck is for gamblers - success is the reward for doers.
My family has only approached me once to ask if I was OK at real bad on oxymorphone (Opana ER 40's = bad news) when I was whacked outta my gourd and during a three to four almost daily coke bender that whacked me out pretty bad once again.
My friends all know, and often ask me if I quit to the opiate **** to which I say, "yes" which I think they know is a lie.
I've got a handle on it terms of identifying the issue, but its filling some void I can't understand. I don't know how I feel about recovery programs. Once again I'm strong willed but ******* stubborn as a mule. Thanks my man.
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Originally Posted by smacked
I killed myself with a ton of drugs and alcohol too, for most of my life.
Getting and staying clean and sober has been the best thing I have ever done.
I highly recommend getting some Dr. assistance and a good plan for recovery. Abstinence has very little to do with recovering from drug addiction or alcohol dependence.
Getting and staying clean and sober has been the best thing I have ever done.
I highly recommend getting some Dr. assistance and a good plan for recovery. Abstinence has very little to do with recovering from drug addiction or alcohol dependence.
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But basically its broke me financially and spiritually recently and I realized I'm lucky to be alive.
there is some void that is being filled by drugs and alcohol.
I and millions of others have found a spiritual solution to a physical/mental problem. Interested?
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Originally Posted by Tazman53
Wolf I bolded the word spiritually in quoting you because in order for me to recover I had to have a spiritual awakening.
I bolded the word void because due to the spiritual awakening I had that void in my soul has been filled, I tried filling it for many years with booze and there never was enough booze to fill it no matter how hard I tried the void remained.
I and millions of others have found a spiritual solution to a physical/mental problem. Interested?
I bolded the word void because due to the spiritual awakening I had that void in my soul has been filled, I tried filling it for many years with booze and there never was enough booze to fill it no matter how hard I tried the void remained.
I and millions of others have found a spiritual solution to a physical/mental problem. Interested?
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Originally Posted by palmbayflorida
You sound alot like my sister. She was the life of the party and always fun to be around. She experimented in alcohol, cocaine, crack, and lastly pills. The pills took her soul and eventually her life. Please try to seek professional help. You sound like you are on the right track but trying to go it alone cold turkey may prove to be a difficult task. God bless you on your sobriety.
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